ARTICLES
What are the three types of articles in English?
Definite articles, indefinite articles and zero articles.
Which relative pronoun is used to refer to people?
Which verb form is used in the phrase "Walking down the street"?
The present participle (-ing form).
Which linking word introduces additional information: "however" or "furthermore"?
Furthermore.
Choose the correct sentence: "She plays a piano" or "She plays the piano" (when referring to playing the instrument in general)?
She plays the piano.
Which article is used before words beginning with a vowel sound?
An.
Complete: "The girl ___ brother is a doctor lives next door."
Whose.
Complete: "___ home, she saw an old friend." (walk)
Walking.
Complete: "It was raining. ___, we decided to go outside."
Nevertheless / However / Even so.
Correct the mistake: "My brother, that lives in London, is a teacher."
My brother, who lives in London, is a teacher.
Complete the sentence: "She is ___ university student."
Which type of relative clause requires commas?
Non-defining relative clauses.
Which structure emphasises that one action was completed before another?
Having + past participle.
Name three linking expressions that introduce a result.
Therefore, consequently and as a result.
Complete: "___ finished her homework, she went to bed."
Having.
Correct the mistake: "The Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Combine these sentences: "My sister lives in Paris. She is a lawyer."
My sister, who is a lawyer, lives in Paris.
Reduce the sentence: "The man who was injured in the accident was taken to hospital."
The man injured in the accident was taken to hospital.
Complete: "___ he was exhausted, he continued working."
Although / Even though.
Correct the mistake: "Despite she was tired, she continued studying."
Although she was tired, she continued studying.
What is the difference between "going to school" and "going to THE school"?
Going to school" refers to attending school as an institution, whereas "going to the school" refers to visiting a specific building.
Why can't we use "that" in non-defining relative clauses?
Because "that" is only used in defining relative clauses. Non-defining clauses use "who" or "which" instead.
Rewrite using a non-finite clause: "After she had completed the project, she went home."
Having completed the project, she went home.
What is the grammatical difference between "although" and "despite"?
"Although" is followed by a clause, whereas "despite" is followed by a noun, pronoun or -ing form.
Combine these sentences using a relative clause and a linking word: "The student won the competition. She had practised for months. She was extremely nervous."
The student who won the competition had practised for months; nevertheless, she was extremely nervous.